Will Villa suprise Sir Alex in the Carling Cup Final
February 25, 2010
Earlier this month Aston Villa met Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League in a game that pretty much decided in the first half, with the game ending 1-1, but we did get to see a sending off for United and Villa scoring an own goal. Nani’s sending off unfortunately it means he will be serving a three match and be ineligible for this fixture.
Now the two teams must meet again for the second time this month for the Carling Cup final (well the Football League Cup Final is its real name!) on Sunday 28th February from Wembley Stadium. Odds look like a win for Sir Alex’s side as the current holders of the trophy, but cup finals can bring out the best and worst in teams!
The bookmakers Victor Chandler are running a cash back betting offer on this game. If the match goes to the dreaded penalties then they will refund all losing first goal scorer bets and correct score bets as a free bet.
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Aston Villa v Man United Match Odds
Paddy Power are running a cash back offer on the Carling Cup final. If the Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor goes on to score the last goal of the game in normal time at Wembley then Paddypower will refund all losing first and last goal scorer, correct score and scorecast singles that have been made on the match.
Aston Villa v Man United goal scorer odds
Wayne Rooney looks good value to be the first to get his name on the score sheet.
| Player | First/last goal scorer | Anytime goal scorer |
| Wayne Rooney | 9/2 | 7/5 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 11/2 | 9/5 |
| Michael Owen | 6/1 | 2/1 |
| Mame Biram Diouf | 13/2 | 11/5 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 8/1 | 4/1 |
| John Carew | 9/1 | 16/5 |
| Emile Heskey | 10/1 | 7/2 |
| Nathan Delfouneso | 10/1 | 7/2 |
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Can Tevez put in a repeat performance against his former team?
January 25, 2010
This Wednesday night sees the second leg of the Carling Cup tie between Manchester’s footballing giants. City are on a roll at the moment having progressed to next round of the FA Cup following an exciting fixture against Scunthorpe at the weekend and also beating United last week in the first leg of this fixture.
Manchester United’s league form has been excellent of late they have had several high scoring games (admittedly against teams much lower in the league) and it was only the blip last week against City that has marred their form and with the fixture being at Old Trafford they will be hoping that the twelfth man factor will give them the edge over Roberto Mancini’s side.
Man Utd v Man City match odds
If former United striker and current City golden boy Carlos Tevez scores the final goal of the game Paddy Power will refund all losing first and last goal scorers as well as correct score and scorecast singles made on the match. According to Paddypower Tevez is currently at odds of 8/1 to score the last goal of the game.
Player to score 2 goals or more.
In the previous encounter Tevez managed to knock 2 goals past his former teammates.
- 6/1 – Wayne Rooney
- 8/1- Michael Owen
- 8/1 – Dimitar Berbatov
- 20/1 – Carlos Tevez
- 25/1 - Emmanuel Adebayor
- 33/1 – Robinho
City are still the favourites for rescheduled Carling Cup fixture
January 18, 2010
It has now been a fortnight since the two Manchester sides were due to meet in the Carling Cup but the fixture was cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions. In the time passed since the original fixture City have seen their odds of winning slashed slightly from 13/10 to 6/4.
This is despite Roberto Mancini’s side suffering their first defeat under his leadership when Manchester City were beaten 2-0 by an inform Everton side. United on the other hand have not lost a game since their shock exit from the FA Cup when Leeds managed to beat them 1-0.
Manchester City v Manchester United Odds
Paddy Power are running one of their famous cash back offers on the game. If the result of the game is a boring 0-0 draw then they will refund all losing first and last goal scorer bets as well as scorecast singles and correct scores.
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Villa the favourites in Carling Cup clash against Blackburn
January 5, 2010
Match Postponed!
Due to adverse weather that has affected games and other sporting events this game has been postponed and will be rescheduled shortly.
The first leg of the Carling Cup semi final between Blackburn and Aston Villa takes place tonight at Ewood Park with (weather permitting) a 20.00 kick off. The game can be watched live on Sky Sports 1 and if you prefer you can have audio on BBC Radio 5 live.
The two sides met only last week in the third round of the FA Cup where Villa managed to defeat Blackburn by 3 goals to 1, a game where Villa clearly dominated in all aspects but both Sam Allardyce and Martin O’Neill rested key players for the game.
Both sides will be making several changes to allow previously injured players back into the team including for Blackburn, Brett Emerton but they will be without El-Hadji Diouf who was sent off in the defeat at Villa Park on Saturday. Villa will have Richard Dunne and Stiliyan Petrov back in the squad.
Blackburn v Aston Villa Match odds
The bookmakers Boylesports are running a cash back offer on this Carling Cup semi final fixture and also the other semi final match on Wednesday between Manchester City and Manchester United. If any sub scores the final goal of the game then the kindly chaps at Boylesports will refund all losing single first, last and anytime goal scorer bets as well as any scorecast bets you make on the match.
City the favourites for Carling Cup semi final derby fixture
January 4, 2010
Manchester United take the long hard drive this coming Wednesday as they travel all the way to the City of Manchester Stadium for the first leg of their Carling Cup Semi Final fixture against Manchester City, the second leg takes place at Old Trafford on the 19th January.
As the New Year gets under way and teams wonder if they will be still in the same position as they are now come the end of the season and managers ponder how they managed to survive in their job this long, you can at least rely on Paddy Power to offer some stability and they continue to offer great money back offers on bets should you be unfortunate enough to lose your initial bet. For this game if the match ends with a boring 0-0 draw then Paddypower will refund all losing first and last goal scorers as well as scorescast singles and correct score bets.
Manchester City v Mancheser United Odds
Sir Alex is currently venting his anger at his side following their recent defeat against Leeds which saw the League One side dump Manchester United out of the FA Cup, ironically Sir Alex even showed anger at the referees time keeping in the match!
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Odds point to Manchester City progressing to the Carling Cup Semi Finals
December 2, 2009
Arsenal brave the long journey up the M6 tonight for the Carling Cup quarter final clash against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. The winner of the fixture will go through to the semi final and can be watched live on Sky Sports 2.
Mark Hughes will be pleased that the majority of his squad has now returned to full fitness, he however won’t be enjoying the recent bad press he has had following his sides draw against lowly Hull. He has also being criticised for the amount that City has spent on agent fees over the last year which comes in at a whopping £13 million, more than the entire spending budget of several Coca Cola Championship clubs combined!
Arsne Wenger teams increasing injury list has meant he has had up to call up Kyle Bartley and Craig Eastmond from the reserve squad, these however will be backed up by Phillipe Senderos and Mikael Silvestre who are expected to feature in the side.
Manchester City v Arsenal match odds
Boylesports are running another cash back offer on the outcome of one of tonight’s Carling Cup game. If either team end up winning game by coming from behind then they will refund all losing first, last and anytime goal scorer bets as well as scorecasts bets.
Head to Head
The two clubs have played each other 173 times in all competitions, of these City have won only 44 compared to Arsenal’s 91 win, with the teams sharig 38 draws. In the League Cup Arsenal are unbeaten against City winning 5 out of 5.
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Manchester United and Spurs in Carling Cup quarter final action
December 1, 2009
The Carling Cup has reached the quarter final stages with two matches tonight and the remaining two taking place on Wednesday. The match will get the most attention tonight is between Manchester United and Spurs which takes place at Old Trafford tonight from 8.00.
Tonight will give Alex Ferguson a chance to field some of his younger players and give others like Gary Neville a well earned rest he is also expecting to replace Tomasz Kuszcza with Ben Foster. The odds point heavily to a United win tonight as historically United not last the 20 fixtures against Spur, winning 15 of them, in all competitions they have met 170 times with United winning 79 opposed to Spurs 46 games with 45 being drawn.
Spurs were beaten in last years final on penalties by United and will be hoping to get some payback in this fixture but they have not managed to win at Old Trafford in just 20 years and United have not been beating in the Carling Cup since 2007 when they were destroyed by an amazing performance from Championship side Coventry City.
Carling Cup match odds
The sponsors of the Carling Cup on Sky Sports Boylesports are running a cash back offer on the game if either team manages to win from coming from behind (in 90 minutes) they will refund all losing single first, last and anytime goal scorers as well as scorecast bets.
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Arsenal versus Liverpool Carling Cup odds and cashback offer
October 28, 2009
The Carling Cup 4th round ties conclude tonight with the winner going through to the quarter finals and the key match to watch will be the fixture between the Premier Leagiue top 5 sides Arsenal and Liverpool. Police will be hoping for a quieter affair following the scenes of violence at Oakwell last night in the match between Barnsely and Manchester United.
Arsenal will be looking to mix young and old on the pitch tonight as Arsene Wenger will give some of his younger players some experience and he is expected to field a very mixed side, Rafael Benitez on the other hand will be looking to capitalise on the weekends win against league leaders Manchester United and will field a strong team but are likely to be without goal scorers Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, it was Liverpool’s first major win in weeks and it could help the manager keep his job.
Stan James are continuing their cash back offer on the first goal scorer market, if you place a bet on the first goal scorer in this match and your player fails to score first but goes on to score at anytime during the match they will refund your stake money back as a freee bet.
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Arsenal v Liverpool Carling Cup Odds
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Free bet offer on the Barnsley v Manchester United Carling Cup tie
October 27, 2009
The fourth round of the Carling Cup kicks off tonight and the main match of the evening will be between the Coca Cola Championship side Barnsley as they welcome the current holders and the current Barclays Premier League leaders to Oakwell.
The bookmakers Stan James are running a free bet offer on this Carling Cup tie, if you place a bet on the first player to score and your chosen player fails to score first but then goes on to score at any other time during the game then they will return your stake back for you to use a free bet.
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Barnsley First Goal Scorer odds
| Player | First goal scorer |
| Daniel Bogdanovic | 10/1 |
| Iain Hume | 10/1 |
| Johnathan Macken | 10/1 |
| Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 14/1 |
| Martin Devaney | 20/1 |
| Emil Hallfredsson | 25/1 |
| Jacob Butterfield | 28/1 |
Manchester United First Goal Scorer odds
| Player | First goal scorer |
| Federico Macheda | 7/2 |
| Michael Owen | 7/2 |
| Wayne Rooney | 7/2 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 4/1 |
| Danny Wellbeck | 4/1 |
| Luis Nani | 5/1 |
| Gabriel Obertan | 6/1 |
Manchester United are the obvious favourites to win the tie but will they field a weaker side than their normal team that Barnsley can use to their advantage and will Sir Alex Ferguson be concentrating on the game or angry that he has been charged with improper conduct for his comments on referee Alan Wiley’s level of fitness?
Barnsley v Manchester United Odds Outright Odds
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Bet on how much Ferguson time will be added at Man United tonight
September 23, 2009
Following the controversy that surrounded the amount of extra time played in Manchester United’s game with local rivals Manchester City that resulted in an amazing 7 minutes of extra time being played after only 4 minutes was supposed to be played and Michael Owen managed to score in the final minutes which allowed United to win the game and claim all three points. The bookmakers Paddy Power are running a betting special on how many minutes of extra time in the second half that Manchester United are awarded.
Amount of injury time in Man Utd v Wolves match
- 16/1 - 1 minute
- 3/1- 2 minutes
- 6/4 - 3 minutes
- 5/2- 4 minutes
- 13/2 - 5 minutes
- 11/1- 6 minutes or more
(Not incl extra time, 2nd half injury time only)
There were no real surprises in last nights Carling Cup matches other than Peterborough beating former Premier League stars Newcastle United, the closet was Stokes 4-3 win over Blackpool, tonight’s fixture should be an easy win for Sir Alex Ferguson’s team who are the current holders of the trophy although the odds do say this is the round that they usually find problems in.
Man Utd v Wolves Match Odds
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